diff --git a/src/cats/configuration/load_configuration_species_params.c b/src/cats/configuration/load_configuration_species_params.c
index 6480603f9cefefe6791eb551c4d7a3e0fb1ab827..250a67f4cb539b17cee540681b25cce8316b3d5e 100644
--- a/src/cats/configuration/load_configuration_species_params.c
+++ b/src/cats/configuration/load_configuration_species_params.c
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ void load_conf_vital_rate(struct cats_vital_rate *vr, struct cats_configuration
         char *vital_rate_maximum = compound_string(vr_name, "maximum", " ");
 
         bool req = !vr->preset.have_maximum;
-        printf("%s: %s required %d\n", __func__, vr->name, req);
+
+        // printf("%s: %s required %d\n", __func__, vr->name, req);
+
         if (vr == &p->carrying_capacity) req = true;
         bool have_max = load_conf_value(req, ini, species_section, vital_rate_maximum, &vr->max_rate);
         if (vr->is_integer_quantity) {